Rocks Guided Notes

What is a Rock?
Rocks types of hardness are mixtures of two or more mineral , color minerals . The amount and in a rock along with other factors determine the rocks and other properties.

Igneous Rock
Geologists classify rocks Igneous from within the Earth beneath the rock. This magma magma Igneous on how fast the magma molten rock cools rock is called and lava or Earths based on how they are is formed when and formed magma . Deep . When lava . As . rock

hardens

surface it is hot enough to melt magma

reaches the surface of the Earth it is called cool, they harden into crystals lava cools. rocks. The size of the

in these rocks depends Magma that is cool . The

trapped under the Earths surface may take thousands of years to minerals have time to form very large crystals Intrusive These are known as quickly that rocks. When extrusive lava

. These are known as cools on the Earths surface, crystals. rocks. Sometimes lava cools so

it cools very rapidly. Because it cools quickly it forms rocks with small crystals do not have time to form at all.

Metamorphic Rock
Matamorphic pressure means to change form. rock Igneous is formed when high , Sedminetary heat and and change an existing rock. Metamorphose

even other metamorphic rocks can be changed into metamorphic rocks. Some rocks are metamorphosed a little and some a lot. It depends on how much the rocks are affected by occurs from Fossils heat rocks heat and above or as pressure plates or lava . Pressure collide. Heat .

occurs when rocks come in contact with either hot magma and pressure harder and

are not normally found in metamorphic rocks. The great would destroy them. than other types of rock. They are pressure large grains ) like colors that can you find in .

Metamorphic rocks are more resistant to heat

Metamorphic rocks are recognized by interlocking of such as in marble light , foliation ( layering and dark in slate, and banded

gneiss. (pronounced nice)

Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rocks or Rock sea shells is formed when pieces of worn away are deposited and buried. Brokensediment and water . Sediment .

down rocks, minerals, sand and mud are called is continually carried by wind These sediments are Over millions weight into Sedimentary Sedimentary deposits. in sedimentary rock. Chemical deposited

at the mouths of rivers or in oceans.

of years, thick layers of sediments build up. The of the upper layers squeezes the lower layers together rock. Fossils are often found rock can also form from

Weathering and Erosion

Earths features are continually occur slowly over landslide Weathering sediment by wind living organisms sediment is called erosion , millions . is the process of wearing away exposed rock into water . , ice and this such as plants. The process of moving changing . These changes can of years or very quickly such as during a

The Rock Cycle

The process in which called the Rock Cycle and rock. Erosion Heat Earth and , Igneous rock. Weathering Sedimentary pressure into metamorphic rocks are changed into new rock . may is

turn any type of rock into sediments which are deposited, compacted and cemented into within the Earth can change any type of existing rock rock. Deep in the

rock melts into magma which eventually cools and crystallizes into